Re: a couple things that are baffling me about IOS8 on an iPhone6

2014-09-30 Thread PHILLIP TRACY
in order for touch ID to work, your lock screen must be active first. in other words, before laying your finger on the home button, you must push the power button first, then your phone should unlock. Phillip Tracy Sent from my iPhone On Sep 29, 2014, at 6:23 PM, Rose Combs roseco...@q.com

RE: a couple things that are baffling me about IOS8 on an iPhone6

2014-09-29 Thread Rose Combs
That is for the fingerprint scanner, and I could not get it to work either since for a bit time is short I figure I will try again when I have more time. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shannon Dyer Sent: Sunday,

a couple things that are baffling me about IOS8 on an iPhone6

2014-09-28 Thread Shannon Dyer
Hi, all. I just got an iPhone6 on Friday. This is my first phone with touch Id capability, but I can't get it to work. I keep placing and lifting my finger on the home button, as the phone directs. I then get this message about adjusting my grip and keep going to capture the edge of your

Re: a couple things that are baffling me about IOS8 on an iPhone6

2014-09-28 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
For the touch id press the home button then hold your finger down till it recognizes it John Diakogeorgiou On Sep 28, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Shannon Dyer solsticesin...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, all. I just got an iPhone6 on Friday. This is my first phone with touch Id capability, but I can't

Re: a couple things that are baffling me about IOS8 on an iPhone6

2014-09-28 Thread Shannon Dyer
Thanks. Apparently, it takes longer than I was expecting to recognize the print. Shannon On Sep 28, 2014, at 9:41 PM, John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com wrote: For the touch id press the home button then hold your finger down till it recognizes it John Diakogeorgiou On Sep 28,

Re: a couple things that are baffling me about IOS8 on an iPhone6

2014-09-28 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
It should only take about a second. On 9/28/14, Shannon Dyer solsticesin...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks. Apparently, it takes longer than I was expecting to recognize the print. Shannon On Sep 28, 2014, at 9:41 PM, John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com wrote: For the touch id press the

RE: a couple things that are baffling me about IOS8 on an iPhone6

2014-09-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Shannon, If your phone is locked putting your finger on the home button without actually pushing it won't do anything. You still have to pus the home button, only then will your fingerprint be read. With a little bit of practice you basically should get to a point where you push the home